Just a little mundane update from down yonder...Reagan has finally fully potty trained. Whoop, for us. It's nice to be down to one diapered kid. Georgie made it to the toilet for the first time today and was thrilled with all of the attention though Reagan was just a little bit jealous.

Kate is doing well in school. She is trying to sell candy bars for a fund raiser. Oh, the memories that brings back to me. She is reading a lot now, and her Chinese lessons seem to be going very well. Her teacher is introducing a lot of Chinese culture to her like paper folding and coloring. Also, she is teaching Kate how to read the characters.

College term starts tomorrow, so Tanner and I are bracing for impact. We did sign up for ice skating lessons again, and hopefully in a couple of months we'll actually be able to start specializing in ice dancing rather than just basic figure skating technique. We learned our first three jumps and worked on a lot of technique. Our arms and legs were sore after the short half hour lesson even though I've been skating an average of 2 hours a day, so I know we got a very good workout.

Jonathan is still recovering from being sick. He's on antibiotics, and I warned him that I will keep nagging him until he is fully recovered. He just smiled. What can I say? It's the mommy instinct in me.

Working on the house came to a screaching halt when I started to work. I guess watching the kids is an important part of fixing up the house. We're planning to indoor work this weekend and put ceiling fans in the girls' bedroom and the dining room. Also, this month we're going to gravel in a large section of our yard just to keep the mud down to a minnimum.

So, that's my update. Just a list of facts. No stories, but that's because I have a headache and am surviving on 6 hours of sleep over the last two days. I'm just looking forward to the opera we will be attending this afternoon. I've actually engender jealousy from a couple of people at the rink. It's funny because I always think of everyone there as sporty, but actually most people are very artistic. When I told them I was seeing Carmen, half of them started singing her aria.